Chapter 371 Murong Li's Feelings
After seeing Su Yue fall asleep, Murong Li kissed her lightly on the forehead. Yue'er was exhausted from controlling hundreds of thousands of shadowless soldiers today.
Looking at her haggard face, Murong Li's heart ached. After tucking the quilt for her, he went to the soldiers' tent alone.
He first went to see General Wu and Lieutenant General Wu, the two of whom were treated by Su Yue. Seeing that they were basically not seriously injured, he spoke to them for a few words and learned about the whole story of the war.
Just like the express report, the Dongfeng Kingdom attacked suddenly, catching the soldiers off guard. Fortunately, the soldiers were not lazy and had strong fighting ability, so they were not wiped out.
Then the people in the city were quickly evacuated, and the soldiers focused on fighting the enemy.
Although Qingniu Pass had strong defenses, it could not withstand the large number of Dongfeng troops. In addition, the spies burned the food and grass, so the soldiers were starving and had to struggle to survive until today.
If Murong Li had not come with them, Qingniu Pass would have been lost.
"Your Highness, you arrived just in time. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous..."
After General Wu finished speaking, he said with lingering fear that the moment he was picked up and thrown out by General Wu, he was shouting in his heart that Qingniu Pass was over.
He never expected that things would take a turn for the better. When he fainted, he fell into someone's arms instead of being thrown against the wall.
The most important thing is that Qingniu Pass has not been lost, and he is not a sinner. Otherwise, if Qingniu Pass is lost, the Dongfeng Army will march straight into Xifeng Kingdom, and Xifeng Kingdom will face the loss of lives, destruction of families and the demise of the country. At that time, he will be the biggest sinner because he failed to defend Qingniu Pass.
Murong Li stood tall and straight in front of the tent door. Upon hearing General Wu's words, he turned around and glanced at him. He said calmly, "General Wu, just focus on recovering. After you recover, I'll need you to continue guarding this border."
He did not come here to listen to General Wu's emotional words. He came out to see how General Wu commanded the army. General Wu did not disappoint him. He was a loyal general, but a little pedantic.
But this is not a problem. He can just give him more teaching in the future. He has no shortage of talents in this area.
As for the loss of Qingniu Pass, he and Su Yue could easily take it back, and as long as they wanted, it was possible to immediately capture Dongfeng Kingdom.
But he has not yet proclaimed himself emperor in Xifeng Kingdom, and the emperor is still there. He is unwilling to conquer the country for the emperor, and if he fights, he is fighting for himself.
Yes, Murong Li has this ambition. In order to avoid unnecessary wars, he wants to unify the four countries. Once the four countries are unified, no one will come to attack Xifeng Country.
And only then could the world be at peace. He knew clearly that Su Yue did not like to be trapped in the palace, a place that was like a cage, and she longed for a free life. So he wanted to create a peaceful and prosperous world with his descendants, and after handing it over to them, he would travel around the world with Su Yue.
When General Wu heard Murong Li's words, he was stunned for a moment. King Li's tone was indifferent and it was impossible to tell his mood. Instead, General Wu felt a little uneasy. Would King Li blame him?
He could only bow towards Murong Li's back and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I understand."
Murong Li looked back at him, responded faintly, then lifted the curtain and walked out of the tent.
Murong Li walked around the military camp again and visited the wounded. The wounded were receiving treatment with the medicine that Su Yue had brought out, while the uninjured soldiers were eating. Seeing how satisfied they looked while eating, Murong Li's heart was touched.
"I haven't eaten meat in a long time. Meat is so delicious."
Just as Murong Li raised his leg to leave, the voice of a soldier was heard.
Another soldier said, "Yes, we haven't had much meat since winter began. This is the first time we've eaten to our heart's content. If we could eat this meat every day, dying on the battlefield would be worth it."
"I joined the army just to have enough food and warm clothes. As long as I have enough food to eat and cotton clothes to wear, I can go to the battlefield and kill those damn Dongfeng dogs."
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It's better for you to listen to what the soldiers are talking about. They are all talking about food and drink. They join the army just to have food to eat and clothes to wear.
Most of these soldiers were recruited from poor families. Most of them joined the army because they could not eat enough or wear warm clothes at home.
Murong Li had never been to a military camp and had no idea what the situation was like there. What he saw with his own eyes today really overturned his three views.
These soldiers are not fighting to defend their country, they just want to have food to eat and warm clothes to wear. As for whether they will die or not, it is not within their consideration. As long as they can survive one day and have food to eat and clothes to wear, they will be content.
How sad and desolate it is. Think about the nobles in the capital, who have endless meat to eat, endless silks to wear, and endless wealth and splendor. But what about the soldiers on the border?
Murong left the tent with mixed feelings and returned to the courtyard. He sat in the study, unable to calm down for a long time, and then wrote and drew on paper...
However, after the master of the Dongfeng Army escaped, he did not stop at all and fled towards his original Taoist temple.
This place is quite far away from his Taoist temple. Even if he travels non-stop, without eating, drinking or sleeping, it will still take him three days to arrive.
At this moment he was running breathlessly. He was so tired that he found a place and fell in the snow, gasping for breath.
"Um??"
Suddenly, a smell of meat wafted over, and the master became alert. He immediately stood up and followed the smell.
He was starving at the moment and was eager to have a good meal. The smell of the food made his mouth water.
He searched all the way and came to a cave. The fragrance came from the cave. He immediately stepped in bravely. After entering, there was fire in the cave and the sound of crackling barbecue.
The master was delighted and quickened his pace to go in, not caring who was inside. When he saw someone sitting in the cave and barbecuing, he pounced on him in surprise.
"Master, it's really you, you're not dead?"
He hadn't seen his master for more than ten years, but his master hadn't changed at all and looked the same as he did back then.
Taoist Priest Yuan Hao glanced at his disheveled disciple and knocked him on the head with a dry branch. "Sit down. It's been years since we last met, and you're still as rough as ever. What do you mean by 'Master is not dead'? Which eye of yours saw that Master was dead?"
The master is the disciple of Taoist Yuanhao, and his Taoist name is Changming. Changming touched his head that was hit, and found that the master still loved to hit his head as before.
Changming sat beside Yuanhao, looking at his master with admiration.
His master is truly a great master. He is older than him, but looks much younger than him.
(End of this chapter)
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